I am trying to work out, given the current employer insistence that people have certificates / evidence for skills etc if we should as a community come up with our own for using mastodon / fediverse and other free software tools.
I found a LaTeX template so am experimenting a little here.
No idea how we could award this, but could be some sort of internal thing, to those who have been here and interacted for say 6th months +
Just a thought.
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@zleap An interesting idea.. Would it be just for fun or would it server a functional purpose?
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Probably, but how else can people evidence they can use a platform that most people have never heard of.
If the Fediverse expands, (which it appears to be) as more people realise big tech has it's own data agenda and move here, there may be a demand for this sort of certification. I would much rather the framework was in place, developed by the community who care it, and not from some big corporation
A business can be on here, but things work differently there are no algorithms to help find people, we need to use the right tags
People already here know that, if we want more people here, they will eventually expect to interact with their favourite brands, but those brands need to be here on OUR terms, if they can find the people who can help them. it makes it easier for them to use this platform,
So in a way this idea is a pre-emptive move to try and make sure we can help people make the move here.